Early intervention in a case of jargon aphasia: efficacy of language comprehension therapy.
A client with dysphasia was treated during the first six months following onset. A cognitive neuropsychological model of language processing was used to establish the levels of impairment in auditory comprehension. Three separate phases of therapy were administered: a semantic therapy; a period of therapy where both semantics and auditory processing were treated; and therapy designed to enhance the processing of words in a sentence. Four assessments were used to measure changes between each therapy phase and the results demonstrate that improvement occurred in a pattern which suggests specific effects of treatment.
Grayson
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Hunters Moor Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Hilton
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Franklin
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D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012659:Semantic Differential